Madras High CourtCRL OP/21959/2015closed

Mani v. State Rep By

2015-08-31Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 07.09.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.O.P.No.21959 of 2015 1.Mani 2.Murugan 3.Murugavel 4.Chandran 5.Ranjithkumar 6.Thangaraj 7.Anbarasan 8.Selvam .. Petitioners Vs State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Valappadi Police Station, Salem District.

.. Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure praying to direct the Principal Sessions Judge, Salem [The Spl. Judge for SC/ST Act cases] to consider petitioners bail petition in crime No.516 of 2015 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Valappadi Police Station, Salem District, on the same day, on their surrender. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Vasudevan For Respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem [The Spl. Judge for SC/ST Act cases] to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day on their surrender in Crime No.516 of 2015 pending on the file of the respondent.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the petitioners have been implicated in this case for the alleged offences under Sections 147, 148, 448, 436, 324, 307, 506[ii] IPC, r/w 3[ii][v] of SC/ST Act and 3[1] of TNPPDL Act and that in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the said Act, the petitioners cannot move any anticipatory bail application and therefore, the petitioners have come forward with the said prayer.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that investigation in this case is over and charge sheet is ready.

4. Under such circumstances, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem [The Spl. Judge for SC/ST Act cases] is directed to consider the bail application, in the event of the petitioners filing such petition in Crime No.516 of 2015 on the file of the respondent police and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law, on the same day.

With this observation, this petition is disposed of accordingly. 07.09.2015 gya Note : Issue order copy by 08.09.2015

To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge, Salem.

2.The Inspector of Police, Valappadi Police Station, Salem District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

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